21 Jesu wambuta watsi: “Ufunani?” Watsi yena: “Yetsembisa kutsi lamadvodzana ami lamabili ayawuhlala, lenye ngesekudla sakho, lenye ngesancele sakho embusweni wakho.”
Watsi Bhatisheba nakaya enkhosini Solomoni kuyawukhulumela Adoniya, inkhosi yasukuma yamhlangabeta, yamkhotsamela, yase ihlala phansi esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi. Bekanesihlalo sebukhosi lesasiletselwe unina, lafike wahlala kuso, ngesekudla senkhosi.
Simakadze watibonakalisa kuSolomoni ebusuku ngesimo seliphupho, ngesikhatsi aseGibeyoni. Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Cela nome ngabe yini lofuna kutsi ngikuphe yona.”
Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Kwenteke njani, nkhosikati Esta? Ngitjele kutsi ufunani, utakutfola, nome ngabe kuyincenye yembuso wami.”
Simakadze watsi enkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngifake titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.”
Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.
Pho, ungatifunela yini wena tintfo letinkhulu? Ungatifuni. Ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo bonkhe bantfu, kodvwa wena nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona, ngiyawukwenta uphunyule kanye nemphilo yakho, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Ngaleso sikhatsi bafundzi baJesu beta kuye, babuta batsi: “Pho, ngubani lomkhulu kakhulu embusweni welizulu?”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nine leningilandzelako, kuyawutsi nakudalwa kabusha tintfo tonkhe, ngesikhatsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyihleti esihlalweni senkhatimulo yebukhosi bayo, nani niyawuhlala etihlalweni tebukhosi letili-12, nehlulele tive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Anikwati lenikucelako. Ningayinatsa yini lendzebe yelusizi lesengitayinatsa?” Baphendvula batsi: “Singayinatsa.”
Kepha Jesu wema watibita, watibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginenteleni?”
Jesu wayibuta watsi: “Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Lemphumphutse yatsi: “Mfundzisi wami, mane ngibone nje.”
Emvakwaloko, iNkhosi Jesu seyikhulumile nabo yatsatfwa yenyuselwa ezulwini, yahlala ngesekudla saNkulunkulu.
Indvodzakati yaHerodiyasi yeta yabagidzela kahle kakhulu. Herodi wajabula kanye netivakashi takhe, wadzimate watsi kulentfombatana: “Cela kimi nome ngabe yini lokufunako, ngitakupha kona.”
“Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, ngicela kubona.”
Basalalele loko, Jesu wachubeka wabatjela lomunye umfanekiso, ngobe abesasondzele eJerusalema, nangobe bantfu base bacabanga kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu wawutawuvela ngaleso sikhatsi.
Kwase kuba nembango emkhatsini webafundzi ngekutsi ngubani lotaba mkhulu kunabo bonkhe.
Nanihlala kimi nemavi ami ahlala kini, niyawucela lenikutsandzako, nikuphiwe.
Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye baphostoli naJesu, bambuta batsi: “Nkhosi, sengiso yini lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso kuma-Israyeli?”
Tsandzanani ngelutsandvo lwebuzalwane, nijakiselane ngekuhloniphana.
Pho, kukhona yini longahle abalahle ngelicala? Kute: Ngobe ukhona Khristu Jesu lowafa, kodvwa wavuswa waphila, sewungesekudla saNkulunkulu, nguye losincuselako.
Nangabe-ke navuswa kanye naKhristu, funani tintfo tasezulwini lapho Khristu ahleti ngesekudla saNkulunkulu.